Article: DRUG RAID MARINES; Navy team flies out to probe dope deal outside dock gates.(News)

Byline: STEPHEN WHITE and BRIAN ROBERTS

NAVY investigators are probing an alleged drugs ring among Royal Marine commandos.

The inquiry - possibly the biggest scandal to hit the elite corps - was launched after claims that men from the troopship Sir Galahad bought cannabis while on shore leave at Malaga in southern Spain.

A team from the Royal Navy's special investigations branch flew from London to join the ship which was carrying 200 Marines home from peace-keeping duties in Kosovo.

Troops could be tested for drug abuse.

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